Developing your careerwhen…

Volunteering

Interning Example 1: • School Librarianship.• The end result of weeks of searching.

Interning Example 2:•Cataloguing.•A chance to put classroom learning to practice.

Diversity:•Two different projects.•Now a foot in more than one library camp.

Volunteering•Dropping CVs wherever.•Establishing yourself...•...because you never know.

Issues of Volunteering•Money, or lack of.•Location, location, location...

Solutions????

Starting as a New Professional

And all the fun that entails...

Safety in Numbers•Joining a professional body, e.g. LAI, CILIP.•There are people just like you...•Staying keyed in to the big issues.•Regular newsletters.

Attending EventsAnd since you’re here, good start!

Creating an online presence:•LinkedIn.•Facebook.•Twitter.

Stay Mobile!

Continued Education•Some provided by institutions.•IT – high level of skill involved.•FAS?

Diversity Again•Be an insect – succeed!

Let no skill get left behind•Prior background.•Languages?•Transferable Skills.

And finally......thank for you listening!